We’re delighted to share that Ingrid Janssen, one of Little Forests Durham’s dedicated members and community champions, is featured in a recent episode of The Garden Shift, a podcast about becoming a guardian of your garden with host Tina Cesaroni and friends.
In the episode, Ingrid discusses her journey with Little Forests Durham – from discovering the Miyawaki method to helping organize community planting days across the region. She speaks about what drew her to the work, the sense of connection that forms when communities come together with shovels in hand, and the joy of watching a tiny forest take root and thrive.
Listeners will also hear about the broader vision behind Little Forests Durham:
- creating biodiverse pockets of habitat in urban and suburban spaces,
- empowering residents to become stewards of the land, and
- fostering a deeper relationship between people and the natural world.
Ingrid’s conversation is warm, thoughtful, and full of the grounded optimism that fuels this movement. Her reflections offer a wonderful window into the heart of our organization – the people who care deeply and act locally to make a lasting ecological impact.
Click below to listen now! Following a chat about Ingird’s love of peonies, the discussion on Little Forests Durham starts at minute 8:32.
We’re incredibly proud to see Ingrid’s voice featured and hope the episode inspires more residents to learn about Little Forests Durham and join us in planting the next generation of community-grown forests.
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